HEMINGWAY'S TAVERN
West Hibiscus Boulevard
Melbourne, Florida, 32901
Brevard County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/20/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Corrected On-Site**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket cook line **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Small walk in freezer
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets. Cook line
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside back door **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Pots and pans. By triple sink **Corrected On-Site**
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Temperature
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/20/2025 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 8/19/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-19: **Time Extended**
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket make table Grill brush - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-19: **Time Extended**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Back door - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-19: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/19/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/16/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket make table Grill brush
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Onions walk in produce cooler
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked ribs walk in produce cooler
- 03G-04-5:High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Reduce oxygen packaging octopus
- 22-57-6:High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. **Warning**
- 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Vacuum seal on octopus operator discarded
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Smoked wings walk in cooler. 46f to 52f cold holding from Wednesday and Thursday Cook put hot wings from today Friday under other wings raising temperature. Suggest rapid chill **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Back door
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda Gunn nozzle both at bar
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by food cart **Corrected On-Site**
- 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Using ROP for items held more than 48 hours cheese, raw bison burgers, octopus.
- 02C-08-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Pulled pork in walk in cooler
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/16/2024 revealed 14 total violations (5 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).